Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Revision Bites
Revision bites to go over with your form class in the first two weeks of Term 4. Once you get to the wiki page, if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can click on the link and print out the 4 Revision Bites for each week.
PD bite - Term 3 Week 8
Literacy Strategy
Concept circles
How to use concept circles
Draw circles divided into four sectors. Each sector stores information about a concept such as the term, the definition written out in full, the symbol, and the name of the unit OR in each section there is a word associated with the topic and connected in some way with the other words in the circle.
The teacher fills in two or three of the sectors and the students work independently to fill in the missing information AND work out and explain what the relationship is between the words/ information.
The students then work in pairs discussing answers using the language of the curriculum area. The students focus on the answers that are different and also on the reasoning behind the answers that are the same. This is followed by full class discussion if needed.
The benefits of concept circles
Concept circles can be used at the beginning of a unit to clarify to both students and teacher what is known and what needs to be learned. They can be used during and at the end of a unit for revision. A visual summary of concepts can be a useful memory prompt.
Example of concept circles
Year 11 Science (Physics: Forces, Motion and Energy)
Source: Barbara Mcgowan @ ESOL online
concept circles template
Examples of use in mathematics
Professional Reading
How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class
Concept circles
How to use concept circles
Draw circles divided into four sectors. Each sector stores information about a concept such as the term, the definition written out in full, the symbol, and the name of the unit OR in each section there is a word associated with the topic and connected in some way with the other words in the circle.
The teacher fills in two or three of the sectors and the students work independently to fill in the missing information AND work out and explain what the relationship is between the words/ information.
The students then work in pairs discussing answers using the language of the curriculum area. The students focus on the answers that are different and also on the reasoning behind the answers that are the same. This is followed by full class discussion if needed.
The benefits of concept circles
Concept circles can be used at the beginning of a unit to clarify to both students and teacher what is known and what needs to be learned. They can be used during and at the end of a unit for revision. A visual summary of concepts can be a useful memory prompt.
Example of concept circles
Year 11 Science (Physics: Forces, Motion and Energy)
Source: Barbara Mcgowan @ ESOL online
concept circles template
Examples of use in mathematics
Professional Reading
How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
PD bite - Term 3 Week 7 2009
Teaching Strategy
Read while waiting
(a) Train students to take out a book and read if you are interrupted or delayed on your way to class. When you arrive, reward the ones who have remembered to do this.
(b) Fast Finishers
There are always a few fast finishers! IF their work is neat, correct, and well done, they should take out a book (novel/chapter book) to read. Train your classes to always take out a book to read whenever their work is completed. You can also have a pile of readings related to your subject, magazines for them or even the newspaper.
Provide time at first to train them in this. Give an in-class assignment and then allocate 30 minutes or so to do it, so that every student will have time to finish and then have time to read.
NEVER give more work as a reward/punishment? Reading will benefit all.
An inspirational story - without words
http://www.newsfromanacorn.com/2009/06/a-story-without-words.html
Read while waiting
(a) Train students to take out a book and read if you are interrupted or delayed on your way to class. When you arrive, reward the ones who have remembered to do this.
(b) Fast Finishers
There are always a few fast finishers! IF their work is neat, correct, and well done, they should take out a book (novel/chapter book) to read. Train your classes to always take out a book to read whenever their work is completed. You can also have a pile of readings related to your subject, magazines for them or even the newspaper.
Provide time at first to train them in this. Give an in-class assignment and then allocate 30 minutes or so to do it, so that every student will have time to finish and then have time to read.
NEVER give more work as a reward/punishment? Reading will benefit all.
An inspirational story - without words
http://www.newsfromanacorn.com/2009/06/a-story-without-words.html
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